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Hebenstreit, Jacques – 1984
Arguing that computers in education are necessary to prepare children to live in a future computerized society, this report examines the issues associated with computers in education in developing countries. The first of three parts provides a brief overview of how and why computers are used in education in developed countries; describes…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Managed Instruction
Download full textBreen, Paul – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2007
This paper offers a critical examination of an e-learning project in the context of a Distance Education training program delivered to teacher trainers in Rwanda. In examining the successes and failures of the project, it uses a framework based on ideas promulgated by Moore (1995) and strives to provide guidance and reference for future projects…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Foreign Countries, Teacher Educators, Developing Nations
Kimmelman, Paul – Updating School Board Policies, 1985
The computer phenomenon has made rapid inroads into school curricula, often without proper board guidance or approval. Accordingly, this pamphlet discusses why and how computer education should be provided in schools and sets forth guidelines for school board policy regarding computers. An umbrella policy is proposed, defining "computer literacy"…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Boards of Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy
Eraut, Michael – 1989
Intended to clarify the nature of the curriculum debate and to indicate the issues that need to be considered when formulating curriculum policy, this paper begins with a review of the educational reasons for using the New Information and Communication Technologies (NICT) and the thinking and experiences which lie behind them. Ways in which the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Software, Curriculum Design
Peer reviewedBoyd-Barrett, Oliver – Educational Studies, 1990
Analyzes government's role in promoting computer use in the United Kingdom educational system from 1980 to 1990. Evaluates the Microelectronics Education Programme (MEP) in initiating policy. Concludes MEP's contribution was ultimately positive. Considers problems of top-down innovation, teacher attitudes and training, and hardware and software…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Software
Mann, Dale; Shakeshaft, Charol; Becker, Jonathan; Kottkamp, Robert – 1999
This report describes West Virginia's Basic Skills/Computer Education (BS/CE) program and connects its features to gains in student test scores that are practically and statistically significant. The program consists of three components: (1) software that focuses on the state's basic skills goals in reading, language arts, and mathematics; (2)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Computers, Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests
